Lupin partners with Eli Lilly and Company to distribute diabetes injection

Drug major Lupin on Monday announced the partnership with Eli Lilly and Company (India) to distribute Eli Lilly's diabetes injection Aplevant in the country.

Lupin said the expansion of the business partnership with Eli Lilly is aimed at widening access to diabetes medicines in India.

Under the new partnership, Lupin will distribute and market Lilly's Aplevant (dulaglutide), once a weekly injection for type 2 diabetes treatment, Lupin said in a regulatory filing.

Lupin expects to make Aplevant available in India from October 2018, it said in a statement.

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The partnership between the two companies was initiated in 2011 to expand the promotion and distribution of Lilly's diabetes portfolio in India where Lupin has a large network.